RE: Wing Loading
Yes -Bruce- one must have some real background in a subject -before you attempting to overhaul it
You already know that from hands on experience.
Many "organizers" have attemted to catagorize /quantify/qualify , ad nauseum , models .
The elusive fact?
Each time I see one of these charts -I am reminded of the 3 blind men describing an elephant.
There is truth and fact - but viewpoints are disparate.
There is NO common thread as to what constitutes performance.
The scale warbirds - typically, were barely flyable (have gotten much better) too heavy---Sport models - "move up to low wing from a high wing" What the hell does that mean?
It is a hobby -- each person has his own parameters for performance(and that is a moving target).
My own criteria? keep it fun and interesting.
Pottering about with numbers and formulas and charts is apparantly fun for some - I guess I should buttout.